Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 came under fire this week for including real news footage of the Seoul crush incident that killed nearly 160 people. In response, Activision issued an apology to Korean media outlets and confirmed it will be removed in the game's next update on November 12.
As reported by the BBC, bereft family members were "appalled" that the footage was included in the game to illustrate the fictional North Korean invasion.
The crush happened in the Itaewon district four years ago after 100,000 people visited to celebrate Halloween, leaving the streets so tightly packed that people could not move.
The Guardian reported at the time that "chaos erupted" at 10pm when crowds suddenly began to surge in different directions, causing people to lose their footing on the slope. People knocked each other over, piled on top of one another, and were unable to move.
Social media footage showed those caught in the crowd trying to escape by scaling the adjacent buildings, as the streets were so congested that emergency workers could not reach the injured. The archived footage used in Modern Warfare 4 showed emergency personnel who managed to reach those in the crowd performing...
